Supported by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs TAFS

Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA)

International Forum for TSEs and Food Safety (TAFS)

OIE Reference Laboratories for Switzerland & Japan

will host an:

International Conference

Prion Diseases of Domestic Livestock

Radisson Edwardian Hotel, London

28th – 30th May 2006

BSE was first recognised in 1986 and was followed 10 years later by the announcement in 1996 of the first cases of variant CJD in humans. This conference marks key anniversaries of these significant events by:-

celebrating some of the successes in addressing the national and global challenges posed by BSE and related prion diseases

demonstrating the positive impact that science has had on the formulation and implementation of national controls and trade rules that enable cost-effective risk reduction for both animals and man

The conference follows immediately after the General Assembly of the OIE in Paris in order to facilitate onward travel to London. It will however also be of interest to a wide range of governmental enforcement agencies and food industry companies that aim to guarantee the safety of food products in the face of public concerns about the dangers presented by prion diseases of cattle and small ruminants.

Further details of conference and social programmes will be announced as soon as possible.

Supported by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs TAFS